Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale reported: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.59/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$129.59

283 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	130.40	615	94
Medium and Large 1	612	129.41	792	155
Medium and Large 3	411	128.15	527	34

One grade step is worth $2.25/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale283 hd

129.59

—

AL average15 barns · 1,259 hd

128.23

+1.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,557	65.59	1,022	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	46.03	625	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	43.59	523	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	35.21	351	19

Every lot, as filed

100 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.46/cwt	114.00–120.00	493	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	107.17/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	108.26/cwt	104.00–113.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	113.67/cwt	112.00–115.00	652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	124.11/cwt	123.00–125.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	126.12/cwt	125.00–127.00	459	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	119.81/cwt	119.00–120.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	543	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	118.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	495	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	126.64/cwt	125.00–128.00	469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	138.40/cwt	137.00–140.00	390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	102.67/cwt	102.00–104.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	111.78/cwt	110.00–114.00	651	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	696	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	126.75/cwt	124.00–130.00	532	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.19/cwt	118.00–122.00	570	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	135.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	508	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	138.38/cwt	136.00–140.00	446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	985	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	131.97/cwt	131.00–132.00	834	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	121.55/cwt	120.00–124.00	450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	125.13/cwt	124.00–126.00	412	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	99.69/cwt	97.00–101.00	631	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	622.14/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	571.25/cwt	510.00–640.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	530.00/cwt	500.00–560.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	712.50/cwt	700.00–725.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	111.24/cwt	110.00–113.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	138.23/cwt	137.00–140.00	435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	144.46/cwt	142.00–146.00	397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	147.70/cwt	147.00–148.00	347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	658	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	129.45/cwt	128.00–130.00	629	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	136.21/cwt	134.00–139.00	578	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	112.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.62/cwt	138.00–144.00	534	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.87/cwt	115.00–119.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	148.82/cwt	147.00–150.00	463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	151.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	156.72/cwt	155.00–157.50	342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	121.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	716	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	135.76/cwt	134.00–139.00	634	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	129.11/cwt	128.00–130.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	103.65/cwt	100.00–106.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.16/cwt	114.00–116.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	146.31/cwt	145.00–148.00	417	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	213	154.05/cwt	152.00–156.00	328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	113.58/cwt	112.00–115.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.34/cwt	126.00–128.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	838	99.67/cwt	98.00–102.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	106.67/cwt	106.00–108.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	156.65/cwt	156.00–157.00	412	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	35.46/cwt	33.00–38.00	359	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	31.21/cwt	30.00–32.00	311	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	39.49/cwt	39.00–40.00	353	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	46.03/cwt	45.00–47.00	625	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	44.28/cwt	42.00–47.00	537	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	39.77/cwt	38.00–41.50	449	13
Bulls	—	—	1,469	63.50/cwt	61.00–65.00	933	6
Bulls	—	—	1,690	68.73/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,162	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	473.21/cwt	400.00–600.00	—	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	585.50/cwt	550.00–625.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	685.00/cwt	670.00–700.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	95.23/cwt	94.00–96.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	931	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	686	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	480.00–510.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	798.28/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,005.00/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	—	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	141.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	119.28/cwt	118.00–120.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	114.80/cwt	114.00–116.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	100.87/cwt	100.00–103.00	531	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	104.91/cwt	103.00–107.00	499	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	114.07/cwt	110.00–117.00	439	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	109.11/cwt	108.00–110.00	472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	118.88/cwt	118.00–120.00	377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	97.66/cwt	95.00–100.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	94.25/cwt	93.00–95.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	123.96/cwt	122.00–125.00	328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	103.15/cwt	102.00–105.00	582	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	113.14/cwt	109.00–116.00	545	14

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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